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Cycling and sustainability news from Lambeth Council

News includes join the online events for Lambeth Clean Air Week, applying for support under the governemnt Green Homes Grant scheme, ‘Don’t Zap the Zip’ campaign to stop the Government taking away free public transport for under-18-year-olds, and the launch of two more low-traffic neighbourhoods (both of which abut our area: Streatham Hill East and Tulse Hill) and 14 school streets.

Read more here.

Volunteering opportunities this week

This week's opportunties for volunteering from Team Lambeth include Project Smith Community Connectors (local people who link others in their local community with activities and organisations that can help improve their quality of life) and Home-Start Lambeth volunteers who provide support, friendship and practical help to families with at least one child under five who are experiencing difficulties.

Read more and apply here.

NHS COVID-19 app

The new NHS COVID-19 app forms a central part of the NHS Test and Trace service - identifying contacts of those who have tested positive for coronavirus. Over 10 million people have downloaded the app so far, 6 million of whom did so on its first day (Thursday 24 September).

Share your views on parks and open spaces in Lambeth

Lambeth Council is carrying out the annual parks user satisfaction survey and would like to know what users think about parks and open spaces in the borough. They are particularly interested to hear your views on what you feel could be improved.  

Can you help find premises for Lambeth TechAid?

An urgent message from Lambeth TechAid
Are you passionate about narrowing the digital divide? Want to provide young people with meaningful work experience and skills? Then please consider helping Lambeth TechAid in our urgent search for premises while we apply for charity status.

COVID response: transport projects in Lambeth

We have reported a number of times on Lambeth Council's various transport responses to COVID-19, and discussed these at one of our Community Conversations. This link provides information and feedback options for all current Low Traffic Neighbourhoods, School Streets, Healthy Routes, and pavement widening projects across the borough. 

Volunteering opportunities this week

This week Team Lambeth has vacancies with Age UK. Whether you would like to volunteer to have a 'phone friend' and be matched with an elderly member of the community and have a weekly conversation that will help and reduce isolation and loneliness, or you have some extra time and would like to help elderly members of the community who may be shielding or isolating - whatever way you may able to help, they would love to hear from you.  

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